Fence



(No Model.)

H. G. BARNET.

FENCE.

N0. 369,627. Paitente Sept. 6, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFKIEJ.

HENRY G. BARNET, OF EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,627, dated September 6, 1887.

Application fi ed November 8, 1886. Serial No. 52l8,275. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY O. BARNET, of Easton, county of Northampton, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of fences in which the individual rails are provided with means for locking or securing them in place in the posts; and the object of Inyinvention is to construct a fence which will be light, cheaply manufactured, and securely and firmly fastened together (without the use of nails or the like) in such manner that the individual rails cannot, after the fence is once put together, be removed or dislodged by animals or even persons passing through the fields which it may inclose. To accomplish this end, I employ a slotted post and rails provided with looking devices, arranged in the manner hereinafter more fully described, and which can best be explained and understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of a section of the fence. Fig. 2 is a top View of the same. Fig. 3 is a view of one of the intermediate posts. Fig. at is a vertical central sect on of the same. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the rails or bars embodying my invention.

In the accompanying drawings,the bindingposts A A are made of any ordinary construction andsuitablematerial, (either wood, metal, or stone,) and are provided at theirlower end with a plate or cross-piece, a, to prevent them when placed in the ground from being withdrawn therefrom.

B B B are the intermediate posts, of usual construction, sharpened at their lower ends, so as to be readily driven into the ground. In each post, at suitable intervals apart, are formed openings 1), of any convenient size and proper configuration. I have shown them, however, in their preferred forn1-that is to say, substantially square or four-sided, slightly greater in width than in height, as shown in the drawings.

The fence-rails O D E are made of plates or strips of .iron or other material of substantially uniform width bent or turned up at the ends to form lips c. I also form at one end of said rails, on the side opposite to the lip c, an enlargement or proj ection,d, preferably deeper than the lip c, as seen in the drawings, which, when the rails are in position, serves in conjunction with the rails to fill the openings 1) in the posts, and thereby prevent the rails from rattling or becoming loose.

F is a brace placed at each end of the fence, consisting of two parts, 1 2, having formed in them at suitable points openings 3 4t 5, either round or elongated, and secured together by bolt and nut, or otherwise, so as to permit the brace to be lengthened or shortened, as' may be desired.

The lips e 6, formed on brace F, are placed against the binding or end posts and the next adjoining intermediate post, and held firmly in place by means of a nut and screw-threaded bolt or rod, f, which passes through the binding-post, one of the lips formed on brace F, and the next intermediate post. In this way the binding-posts are effectually braced and held in upright position, and the distance between them remains unaltered and always the same. Care should be taken to see that the openings in the posts are made of a size and shape to receive and snugly hold the end of the rail, as above described.

The fence is constructed by placing the binding-posts in the ground and driving the intermediate ones at any suitable distance apart. This operation being completed, the end of one of the rails (say E) which does not have the projection or enlargement is inserted into the slot nearest the ground of the binding-post A, and also passed through into the lowest opening in the next adjoiningintermediate post,B. This act will bring the end of the rail having the projection or enlargement (Z into the lowest opening in the bindingpost A. Then the similarend of asecond rail-for instance, rail D-is inserted into the lowest slot in the second post, B, and is carried through. the lowest slot in the third post, B. In so doing it will be seen that the end of the railhaving the pro jection or enlargement is brought into the lowest opening in the second post, B, which, together with the rail 0, already located therein, will fill the opening. The end of rail D, having the lip only, will enter the lowest opening in the third post. The same operation is carried on rail by rail. until all the openings are filled and the bars in position.

It will be noted that the lips clinch and embrace the posts on opposite sides, and thereby steady and firmly secure the same.

A fence constructed as above described may be put together with comparatively little labor and with great rapidity. The rails are securely locked in position and cannot be displaced or removed by animals or persons passing through the field inclosed.

Having described my invention, what I claim is as follows:

1. A fence consisting of posts provided with suitable openings, and rails having formed upon one end a lip projecting at right angles, and upon the other end, and on the opposite side, an enlargement or projection, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a fencerail having formed upon one end alip projecting at right angles, and upon the other end, and on the opposite side, an enlargement or projection, substantially as described.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a fencerail one end of which is provided with a lip, the other end being provided with a corresponding lip and an enlargement or projection on the side opposite to said lips, said lips and enlargement being formed at substantially right angles to said rail, as set forth.

4. A fence consisting of posts provided with suitable openings, and rails having formed upon one end a lip, the other end being provided with a corresponding lip and an enlargement formed 011 the side opposite to said lips, substantially as described.

5. A fence consisting of posts provided with suitable openings-and rails having formed upon one end a lip and upon the other a corresponding lip and an enlargement or projection, substantially as described, a brace adjustablelengthwise of the fence, and a rod passing through the end post and next adjoining post, these parts being arranged and operating substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 3d day of November, 1886.

HENRY O. B ARNET.

\Vitn esses:

ELIJAH 'WARNE, JOHN SToTzER. 

